The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-08
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief.

Licenses to marry were issued yesterday to Elmer
IT, Woolcott and Elizabeth A. Anderson, Felix Rosing
and Mary Seegers.
Extensive preparations are being made for the art
exhibit at ST. Johns Academy. 1t will open June ~,
continuing several days.
: a, special meeting. to be addressed by Dr. j. <
laiiy of Scranton Pa. will be held this evening at
No. 212l2 South Meridian.
The trustees of the Episcopal diocesan property on
Fennsylyania street have leased it to Prof James
Lyon for episcopal boarding school for young
LADIES' which he will open in the fall the day ,schooI
which he has conducted during the last year having
oeen OF character gratifying to Bishop mick
erbacker.
ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
The election of school commissioners will occur
Saturday June IL. The terms of the following gen.
tlemen expire that date Joseph S. Bingham Fifth
district: Ed H. Dean Sixth district and Clemens
Eonnegut Ninth district No candidates for the po-
sitlons have yet been announced
JOSEPH Williams WILL PRoBATED.
The will of Joseph Williams, of Wayne township.
was probated yesterday morning. He leaves all his
property, personal and real, his wife, Catharne
Williams during her lifetime and after her death 1t
it is to his children. Jesse Wright is named as
executor and qualified by giving bond for $o,ooo.
CHANGES AMONG THE POLICE.
The contemplated change in the Metropolitan police
force will take place Monday. Last evening W. A.
Mckinney was sworn in as sergeant of the Mayors
night turnkey at ire staton-house in place of Jacob
Miller. Mr.. Miller made regular patrolman,
Mr.. Mckinney was employed with the Republican
State central committee last fall
SUED running GIRL.
Jesse D. Hamrick has gone to Peoria, Illinois. to
bring suit agans Clarence B. Beardsey for the ruin of
Nettie Mailey, of this city. Beardsley went to
Peoria three four years ago from New York and
went into the manufacture of fruits and ieies. the
firm being Q. B. Beardsley & Co.: The girl is but
seventeen years old and is well connected. The
her to a
April 10 and gave her drugged wine and afterwards
took her to hotel. Next day he gave her money to
come to this city.
STATISTICS ABOUT HEALTH IN THE CITY.
There has been gradual decrease in the number of
cases of measles reported each day during the last
week. and the Health Board believes that the cpl
demic has about its There were 315
cases reported during the week, with four deaths
With the assistance of patrome from the Metro
poltan police force the board has been able to look
after each with moro Only twenty new
for the month of April was 1913. OF these eighteen
were from measles thirty three from consumption;
three from dphthera; fifteen from scarlet fever and
one from pneumonia There were ffty-three deaths
last week and forty births.
PRISONER SECURED BY HABEAs CORPUS.
Sheriff King returned from Cincinnati yesterday.
with William Grooms the alleged Pike township
forger, who arrested in Adams county. Ohio. last
Monday There reward of 500 offered Tor
the fugtives arrest and when Deputy Sheriff Lang
enburg met the sheriff of Adams county with the
man in Cincinnati, q demand made for $lZo--
cash in hand. Sheriff King had to resort to habeas
corpus proceedings to get possession of the prisoner
The Criminal judge in Cincinnati allowed the Adams
county sheriff but $50 and that for travelling ex-
penses. The reward offered by Zacharia Bush.
of Pike township who took the forged note, and
suit will probably be brought against him.
THE HOD-CARRIERS' STRIKE.
It the general opinion among the contractors,
yesterday, that the hod-carrers would go to work
Monday. but the strikers say they will not, unless
they paid the wages asked They also contradict
the statement that the Central Labor Union has
fused to stand by them and say that the union would
appropriate every dollar it has in its treasury for
their support before it would them go back at the
old scale of prices. The contractors and the tor
whom they building anxious for the work TO
go and it is altogether probable that work will be
resumed on Monday with men. The bricklayers
yesterday the contractors challenge for
of baseball at the SeveEthstre grounds, and the
challenge was accepted If work isn't resumed the
game viii probably be played Tuesday.
CLOSE THE ART EXHIBIT
Yesterday was the last day of the exhibit Ma
sonic Hail. held by the Indianapolis Art Association
In the evening reception given, and the gallery
well filed by members of the association, their
friends and visitors. The gallery will be open
Monday. There will be a sale of pictures at IL A. NJ
and also P NJ. For four years artists have been
sending paintings art exhibits at this city and the
sale of pictures has been meager and discouraging
1t is thought this sale will be better patronzed and
result in leaving good number of fine paintings in
Indianapolis. On Tuesday The association will elect
officers for the ensuing year An effort is being made
purchase the great painting, The Kiss of the
Syren," by Werthemer, and subscriptions amounting
About two hundred dollars will be required to
make the purchase.